Atoms for Peace! That is the band name Mr. Yorke and crew (Flea, Mauro Refosco, Joey Waronker, and Nigel Godrich) settled upon. Thom must really like this title (and what it stands for) because it also surfaced as a track name on his "The Eraser" album. In case your Eisenhower trivia is a little rusty, Atoms for Peace is the name of a speech given in 1953 and an international program calling for the US to own up to its penchant for nuclear development and potential consequences. But you already knew that. And so did Thom, who calls the name choice "bleedin' obvious."
Tour dates below with Flying Lotus doing the opening honors:
04-05 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
04-06 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
04-08 Boston, MA – Citi Wang Theatre
04-10 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
04-11 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
04-14 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
04-15 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
04-17 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
04-18 Indio, CA – Coachella